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12:04 AM,
Mar. 22, 2013

Aroldis Chapman has expressed an interest in remaining the Reds' closer.

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GOODYEAR, Ariz. - Reds manager Dusty Baker and general manager Walt Jocketty both said no decision has been made on whether Aroldis Chapman will start or pitch out of the bullpen.

"I don't know where that came from," Baker said. "We didn't say that. There's plenty of speculation every day. We'll let you know soon. Then we can put it to rest and no more talking about it. I'm sure everybody has an opinion one way or the other no matter which way we go. It's a topic of discussion."

Chapman is scheduled to pitch Friday after Mike Leake. Baker did not say how many innings Chapman is going to pitch. ...